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Sasquachulator · 11-25-2020, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

I don't know what to tell you two. That photo was taken Dec. 27, 2013. It clearly is a red BRZ. Furthermore, I have found red offered in every model year I've searched including for the this last 2020 Gen 1 version.

hmm i thought it did disappear at some point.
It still shows up as a colour on subaru.ca website (Pure red)

IN any case, personally i dont like red lol.

Dzmitry · 11-25-2020, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

I don't know what to tell you two. That photo was taken Dec. 27, 2013. It clearly is a red BRZ. Furthermore, I have found red offered in every model year I've searched including for the this last 2020 Gen 1 version.

Yeah, when I was searching for a 2019, red was around, but none within 150 miles from me, so I had to stray from it as much as I wanted one.

daiheadjai · 11-25-2020, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

I don't know what to tell you two. That photo was taken Dec. 27, 2013. It clearly is a red BRZ. Furthermore, I have found red offered in every model year I've searched including for the this last 2020 Gen 1 version.

Not doubting you - just sad that I didn't get my red BRZ and had to settle for a SWP one...

Tcoat · 11-26-2020, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

hmm i thought it did disappear at some point.
It still shows up as a colour on subaru.ca website (Pure red)

IN any case, personally i dont like red lol.

They dropped red in the US for 2020. We still get it (well got it I guess) here.
If I had not got the Hakone the Subaru dealership here had a red BRZ in the showroom I would probably have gone with.

Tcoat · 11-26-2020, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by daiheadjai

Not doubting you - just sad that I didn't get my red BRZ and had to settle for a SWP one...

I think about 1/2 the 13 -16 BRZs I see around here are red.

soundman98 · 11-26-2020, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

I think about 1/2 the 13 -16 BRZs I see around here are red.

probably just seeing the same red one then!

Tcoat · 11-26-2020, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

probably just seeing the same red one then!

Nah. They are all just a little different. Also keep in mind when I say "half the ones I have seen" that means about 3 out of 6. It is a very special day when I see another twin on the road around here.
Hell I had to go have coffee with daiheadjai one time just to see a white one up close.

Spuds · 11-26-2020, 11:20 AM

Red is the best color, yes. I hope the new one comes in red. If not, probably can't get it. Also I hope it looks good in red.

Dadhawk · 11-26-2020, 11:25 AM

There's a chart somewhere on here that did show sales in 2013 by color but i couldn't find it. As I recall, red was good percentage of the sales.

daiheadjai · 11-26-2020, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nah. They are all just a little different. Also keep in mind when I say "half the ones I have seen" that means about 3 out of 6. It is a very special day when I see another twin on the road around here.
Hell I had to go have coffee with daiheadjai one time just to see a white one up close.

Good times... At least we both still have a Toyobaru in our lives (I can probably borrow my brother-in-law's 2017)

Tcoat · 11-26-2020, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

There's a chart somewhere on here that did show sales in 2013 by color but i couldn't find it. As I recall, red was good percentage of the sales.

Then they came out with WRB and it made up about 98% of the production (or so it seems)

daiheadjai · 11-26-2020, 12:35 PM

Happy to report, I'm not crazy!
https://www.newroads.ca/blog/2013-su...d%20two%2Ddoor.

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The BRZ comes in four colours: black, white, silver and blue. But with dark Anthracite alloy rims, black is the perfect shade for the sleek and well-proportioned two-door.

https://www.subaru.ca/content/7907/M...rochure_EN.pdf

They initially didn't offer red (I got mine in July 2013).
So we were both/all right!

Schrodinger's Red BRZ ftw.

Red-86 · 11-26-2020, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen W.

It clearly is a red BRZ. Furthermore, I have found red offered in every model year I've searched including for the this last 2020 Gen 1 version.

Red BRZs have been available the whole time (I think) in Australia. You can still configure one on Subi Australia's website which I find odd since production has stopped and I am not sure there is much stock left.

https://www.subaru.com.au/build-your...Xk6wR2TPgWuGHw

In the pre-facelift, all the colours were available on both 86 and BRZ in Australia except WRB which was exclusive to Subi and Velocity orange (Lava?) which was exclusive to Toyota.

Tcoat · 11-26-2020, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by daiheadjai

Happy to report, I'm not crazy!
https://www.newroads.ca/blog/2013-su...d%20two%2Ddoor.

https://www.subaru.ca/content/7907/M...rochure_EN.pdf

They initially didn't offer red (I got mine in July 2013).
So we were both/all right!

Schrodinger's Red BRZ ftw.

Something weird. Could be my memory though. I would have sworn that they didn't have the WRB at first. They had that other blue.
Mind you since I didn't even know the cars existed until 2015 my perspective is probably way off.

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